Bobby Wagner
All the knowledge that I get, all the access that I get, I try to pass that down. And not open a door, and close it behind me. But open a door and see how many people behind me that I can pull in with me, and start showing the value of diversity, the value of having that different perspective than yours.Collection: Knowledge
I like to be consistent so I like to challenge myself with consistency.
We should take the time to learn and understand how to make the money work for us versus working for the money, and do your due diligence and understand what it is that you're investing in.
You're never happy with not being the best.
Utah State stayed with me, so I stayed loyal to the people loyal to me.
I think that the consistency on being great and a top player, you know, it's always been the goal because it's not too many people that can sustain greatness for a long time.
You just get into a routine and you allow that routine to become consistent. So if your routine off the field becomes consistent, then your play on the field will become consistent.
If I could get a Ninja Turtles tattoo, I would.
A lot of Utah State when I was there, there was a lot of California guys. So, you get a lot of Cali music, you got a lot of dance music, I think the Jerk was popular back then. It was a lot of the music that you can dance to with your teammates. A lot of hip-hop, rap, R&B, it was really fun. It was live in there.
Anybody who wears slippers everywhere he goes can't be that intense.
Too often, people wait until somebody's gone before they truly appreciate them.
I eat pretty much the same thing on certain days. So Wednesdays, I'll probably eat the same meal.
Honestly, I pride myself on finding a great routine and I feel like I've got a great routine down - from the way I eat to the way I prepare to the way I approach the game.
I pride myself on taking care of my body. I make some sacrifices. I might not go out as much as everybody else or I might not... I don't drink.
Save enough that you can live off of. Then that's when you take your risks.
Obviously, everything that has been built in Silicon Valley is something that a lot of places are trying to mimic, and rightfully so. There's been a lot of amazing companies that have come out of there.
A company can be an amazing company, but they can set their valuation of their company so high to where they price themselves out.
You can't come in and value your company at $10 billion if you don't have any sales, or you don't have anything to justify why your company is worth that much.
Yeah, I've gotten to know the many sides of Richard Sherman as the years have passed. There's a lot going on with that guy.
When I started to go out there and listen to different startups or different CEOs talk about how you build this company from a two-person team to a team of 500, I really just stepped back and was like, 'Well, it's not necessarily a business, but football has a lot of similarities to that.'
I think you have to have an environment where people want to come and work, feel they're appreciated and are aligned on the same path or same goal. And then they have got to believe in the leader.
I feel like if I can help somebody look at money differently or manage their finances differently or spend a little differently, then I feel like I'm doing my job. So I'll try to help them see the bigger picture and think longevity versus the temporary spending that we're kind of accustomed to.
A lot of athletes go from not making any money at all to make any large pot of money. Then they get approached by an agent who takes a percentage. Then they get approached by your financial advisor who starts investing your money without you even understanding what he's doing.
I'm a professional.
I know my value. Nobody has to tell me my value. I know my value, so no team, no person, no agent, can tell me my value, and I believe in myself.
I do feel like the quarterback of the defense is pretty important, so not having that piece would put a damper on the defense.
I work out every single day, so you all don't have to worry about me being in shape, and my mind is going to always be sharp.
I always try to be a consistent player.
If you lose and don't go to the big game, they always try to figure out what went wrong, what happened.
I think as you get older - for me - I've always had the idea I've wanted to play for the Seahawks my whole career.
It's an honor to support the Black College Football Hall of Fame and HBCU Legacy Bowl in their efforts to provide more opportunities for students attending historically black colleges and universities.
I want people to understand how money works and how people invest.
I feel like I'm a very simple man.
The season is very long.
You know, when you look at it, a lot of the time you have guys that have one or two good years - you know, really, really special years - but then they don't do anything after that. But, like, to be at the top of the game year in and year out consistently has really always been the goal.
No, it's not easy as it seems sometimes, but hitting year 10 is definitely special because it's not too many people that can do it, let alone do it at a high level.
You don't normally get to hear that, you don't normally get to hear your coaches yelling at you from the sideline when you got fans there.
When you're around somebody for a long period of time, they know you and you know them. So, there's a lot of nonverbal communication that happens.
I really kind of hate the idea that players have to solely focus on their sport.
You can follow your passion and your play doesn't have to fall off.
If I can be a better businessman than I am a football player, that would be pretty successful, because the bar is set pretty high.
I just want to be someone that a football player can look at and say this guy dominated on the field and was able to transition and do just as well. I feel we need more of that.
There is a lot of things happening that are bigger than football.
You know, we've had moments on our great defenses in the past - 2012, '13, '14... where we weren't playing as well as we wanted to play. We had moments where we weren't doing the things that we practice or we were supposed to execute.
You watch guys like Ray Lewis, you watch guys like Brian Urlacher, everything they accomplished was dope. But it was cool to see them do it for one team, one city and really cement their legacy where they were at.
Back when my mom passed, I thought about quitting football. I didn't want to play no more. So for me to be in this position on my third contract, something that statistically nobody gets to do, I'm grateful.
I'm humble.
I'm blessed and there's nothing that anybody can say to me that's going to take that away from me.
I feel like her personality lives through me. How she was and how she acted lives through me. I smile when people say, 'Your mom used to do that; you're thinking just like your mom.'
That's how my mom was. She did that. She went out of her way to say hi to people or to speak to people. She was a people person.